tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post6701645794561115143..comments2015-03-03T10:14:17.659-08:00Comments on John K Stuff: Live Action BlandsJohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-47972154631842538872010-01-30T04:32:15.080-08:002010-01-30T04:32:15.080-08:00It doesn&#39;t make sense, i fell like a live in s...It doesn&#39;t make sense, i fell like a live in some kind of back words civilization.ajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10116123692958089580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-11710704576109532102010-01-30T04:18:59.647-08:002010-01-30T04:18:59.647-08:00hank and dean yannnn sorry there pretty blandhank and dean yannnn sorry there pretty blandajhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10116123692958089580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-48538955825405171542009-02-20T21:07:00.000-08:002009-02-20T21:07:00.000-08:00So, John, if I may ask: would the kids from Malcol...So, John, if I may ask: would the kids from Malcolm and the Middle be bland? Curious question.J.R. Spumkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800393155866842345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-29046969497314029182008-06-17T12:20:00.000-07:002008-06-17T12:20:00.000-07:00Wow: in the last pic of those two men, they look l...Wow: in the last pic of those two men, they look like they're practically clones with different hair.Subject #645-3http://www.blogger.com/profile/02549566560966437074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-83984450319266509912007-09-18T23:17:00.000-07:002007-09-18T23:17:00.000-07:00What of it? Art is selection. This is where it's p...What of it? <BR/>Art is selection. This is where it's power lies. It's perfectly OK in my book to use a "bland" hero to contrast the craziness of the rest of the cast. It's called "composition": you deliberately bland parts of your creation.<BR/>I'd hate to see Wart (for example) get more complex or unique. It would compete with Merlin's character and harm the film.Doron Meirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00435193919813957069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-4575725197258925472007-08-09T11:05:00.000-07:002007-08-09T11:05:00.000-07:00John K is a genius.John K is a genius.Anthony Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05562107600376396974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2956748140533146602007-08-09T10:59:00.000-07:002007-08-09T10:59:00.000-07:00Bland characters seem to be popular in animation a...Bland characters seem to be popular in animation and live action these days. Studios tend to play it safe with their characters. Anything too atypical is shunned by the mainstream audience, which explains why "Ren and Stimpy Adult Party Cartoon" was so short.<BR/><BR/>SpongeBob SquarePants tries to break the mold, but it still falls into the "kiddy" mold that Nick loves to market to.Anthony Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05562107600376396974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-46963506034924947202007-07-31T23:43:00.000-07:002007-07-31T23:43:00.000-07:00Gotta case of THE BLANDS? I always liked the way ...Gotta case of THE BLANDS? I always liked the way Alex Toth portrayed kids in cartoons. They never seemed bland. John, how weird is it that George Liquor's voice has been a Klingon AND a Commie Boxing Promoter? For years I thought Peter Falk played a Klingon in "Trouble with Tribbles"-- until I realized it was Michael Pataki- he couldn't voice a bland character! It just isn't in him!Bill Fieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12811720663765452460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-2068729150989233462007-07-31T13:39:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:39:00.000-07:00>>Kyle Baker said...I've always defeated them beca...<I>>>Kyle Baker said...<BR/><BR/>I've always defeated them because I'm a wisecracking working class American.<<</I><BR/><BR/>Actually Kyle, you'd have to be the jive-talkin' sidekick. "Yo Drek, ya mind tellin' me where were goin'?" Don't forget to bring the Chinese girl.ultrapaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832485589216848044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-32860526322059326922007-07-31T13:17:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:17:00.000-07:00Hey John, I love your blog, I learn so much from e...Hey John, I love your blog, I learn so much from every post. I'd love to see which if any feature length characters were done right in your opinion, and why. <BR/><BR/>Innisanimate: I disagree with you, Wart may not have a bland design, but his personality is. Compare him to Madame Mim, Merlin, and Archimedes, he just stared wide eyed throughout the film, hardly a thought in his head.<BR/><BRMatthewLonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06712194859731015524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-24434073379736359732007-07-31T13:12:00.000-07:002007-07-31T13:12:00.000-07:00Hi Dino>>John, I'm having a hard time reconciling ...Hi Dino<BR/><BR/>>>John, I'm having a hard time reconciling your disdain for generic characters with your celebration of Harvey characters. Y<<<BR/><BR/>If you read the Harvey post it explains that.JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-89256678740232314922007-07-31T11:25:00.000-07:002007-07-31T11:25:00.000-07:00Oh boy,why do people who hate cartoons come on thi...Oh boy,why do people who hate cartoons come on this blog ? They are plenty of websites that are dedicated to boring flat stuff.<BR/><BR/>Kyle: You definetly have the Hollywood sterotypes down.PCUnfunnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00518171797365794688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-38266003477957576112007-07-31T10:01:00.000-07:002007-07-31T10:01:00.000-07:00John, I'm having a hard time reconciling your disd...John, I'm having a hard time reconciling your disdain for generic characters with your celebration of Harvey characters. You telling us that Harvey characters, each based on the same baby-head template, aren't generic/bland?Dinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07936996595161181377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-15652171959786586552007-07-31T09:51:00.000-07:002007-07-31T09:51:00.000-07:00i really hated that kid with glasses from peter pa...i really hated that kid with glasses from peter pan. when they learned to fly i serisously hope he would fall and just get left in london. Oh and another thing, I noticed in disney films at least, kids dont have accents. Peter Pan is supposed to be set in england in the beginning yet none of the children have english accents. boooring.kate yarberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03875094733695356028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-65906019259109368062007-07-31T09:04:00.000-07:002007-07-31T09:04:00.000-07:00Maybe the writers should spend some more time arou...Maybe the writers should spend some more time around kids so they can create fully rounded characters. Kids have so much personality!<BR/><A HREF="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1239/875071709_34181a7961.jpg" REL="nofollow">my 5 year old niece & me</A>harpohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12691704763162735779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-84183006457022390962007-07-31T07:00:00.000-07:002007-07-31T07:00:00.000-07:00The problem of bland characters and lack of POV pr...The problem of bland characters and lack of POV probably stems in part from the mistaken notion that appealing to as many people as possible means being compatible/inoffensive to as many people as possible. However, looking around all the popular cartoons, movies, music, whatever, shows that to be truly popular, you have to be okay with shunning people who are offended by your or your character'spinkboihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00798338019604653118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-3339291694923500232007-07-31T05:35:00.000-07:002007-07-31T05:35:00.000-07:00I think it's easier to find middle-ground with boy...I think it's easier to find middle-ground with boys than girls. Maybe a girl who regularly post would say different. There are exaggerations on TV, like Steve Urkel, for example.Clintonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07038541328163339251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-1848614275166268402007-07-31T05:34:00.000-07:002007-07-31T05:34:00.000-07:00Character identification has nothing to do with th...Character identification has nothing to do with the way a character looks or acts even. This is the most widely spread misunderstanding in character theory. I can't imagine who came up with such a ridiculous idea to begin with? When we speak of Character identification in fiction, it simply means that the characters motivations should be made clear and understandable so as the reader/viewer can Atta Havlykkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18044984140095811927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-28146195681554048312007-07-31T03:59:00.000-07:002007-07-31T03:59:00.000-07:00What do you think of the young star of my favourit...What do you think of the <A HREF="http://perso.orange.fr/lafetealamaison/images/mowry05b.jpg" REL="nofollow">young star of my favourite modern sitcom, Smart Guy?</A><BR/><BR/>He had both talent and charisma to burn. In the early episods he was just a bland cute kid but as the show progressed he became a really good actor and developed quite a unique personality, a kind of sore loser who always Jorge Garridohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06773761831300035917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-80296849086708091582007-07-31T03:28:00.000-07:002007-07-31T03:28:00.000-07:00I can't stand bland :p characters should be intere...I can't stand bland :p characters should be interesting.<BR/><BR/>You also see it alot in video games, in alot of games the main characters says nothing... How lame is that!Mitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03748196647137310735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-42086248999200853672007-07-31T02:34:00.000-07:002007-07-31T02:34:00.000-07:00Eddie, it's not just cartoons that do that. Hollyw...Eddie, it's not just cartoons that do that. Hollywood flicks do that "bland guy hero with comic relief idiot" routine all the time. That crap sells (I mean, does anyone give a crap about Orlando Bloom in Pirates of the Caribbean?) <BR/><BR/>I guess it's just easier to create two separate personalities then it is to create a real character. I wish that would piss more people off. It's not just Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16484078583171586760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-53117974506475170632007-07-31T02:32:00.000-07:002007-07-31T02:32:00.000-07:00Crotch reveal: In reality Roddy McDowall had the b...Crotch reveal: In reality Roddy McDowall had the biggest schlong in Hollywood. He used to get it out at parties.Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10011972431535816835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-42238431468744153732007-07-31T00:49:00.000-07:002007-07-31T00:49:00.000-07:00You know what, John, I think the big problem facin...You know what, John, I think the big problem facing animators today is much worse than acting problems, though I'm sure you're aware of it. Acting is still a problem though. No, the menace I'm talking about is how things like <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0" REL="nofollow">this</A> <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVfsY0-ZR0" REL="nofollow">and this</A><BR/>are Barbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465810109322884075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-13264337084204162952007-07-31T00:46:00.000-07:002007-07-31T00:46:00.000-07:00>>We know the problem, so whats the solution?Don't...>>We know the problem, so whats the solution?<<<BR/><BR/>Don't write bland stories?JohnKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14033480276168015590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22406604.post-25725653599403717892007-07-30T22:50:00.000-07:002007-07-30T22:50:00.000-07:00Can you draw & post an unbland Alfalfa for compari...Can you draw & post an unbland Alfalfa for comparison?Anthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15609459159631213576noreply@blogger.com